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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
The year my sister and I unknowingly exchanged goat donations she got me mine from oxfamunwrapped.com. They literally buy a goat with your money, whereas Heifer International uses animals to designate specific types of donations. So she thinks she made the cooler donation.
Perkins, I see you got a lot of cleaning done today...
I did, actually,
Doesn't mean I didn't take breaks.
Oh msbelle, I am so sorry. It was a rotten day in our house too, with Isaac throwing a full tantrum at the end there. But at least the tree is still up. I am sorry.
I do think your plan to let him buy his own presents in the future is a good one. I wish I could be right there for you.
And ita, I am sorry to hear about your cousin.
San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park has a polar bear conservation program too. You can also help out the animals at their facilities but, frankly, I support their outside efforts more. There are some very generous donations that help out with the animals there already.
I am doing the elephants for my dad. He can track the ones with GPS locator chipies online. I think he'll dig that. And Heifer Intl for a few people too.
Waitaminute, Heifer doesn't give actual goats. I mean, I don't know why I am so invested in it, but I want the actual goats going somewhere... Well, the bees. Because I like the idea that people are getting bees.
I've got to get my apartment shipshape for when my sister shows up. Coincidentally I've done a lot of updates to the sites over the past few days, but the apartment is looking better.
Looking at the site now, Cass, it does seem like you give a literal animal or share thereof, but for some reason the materials that my sister was sent when I donated in her name a few years ago made us both think they were being symbolic. We might have been wrong, or it might have changed.
I got a catalog from Heifer International this year, and it seemed like they give literal animals. Maybe I mis-read. But they talk about what the people can do with, for instance, a bunch of chickens -- they get eggs for themselves, and sell what they can't eat, which gives them a financial leg up.
I wouldn't think that would be possible with symbolic animals. (Or am I misunderstanding you guys?)